MINNEAPOLIS — A man who allegedly hacked into Minnesota government databases last year because he was angry over the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Yanez shot Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, during a July 2016 traffic stop after Castile told the officer he had a firearm. The day after Yanez’s acquittal, Vigilance, who used The Joker as a profile picture, tweeted that the state databases were hacked. The next day, he tweeted that Minnesota State University Moorhead was hacked, and he tied the hacks to the Yanez case. I have a plan, one that I cannot detail just yet, to ensure my safety.”Shortly after the hack, Minnesota State University Moorhead told students, faculty and staff that passwords would need to be reset.

Source: National Post June 05, 2018 22:48 UTC